Try to keep the sentences short, to the point. Ditch filler words. This is what half of the articles about "editing tips" advise you.

Everyone has the practice of using some filler or unwanted words. I have the habit of using filler words like, "As you may know that", "your blog or site". Like this, every blogger has some of the filler words in their writings.

However, in this blog post, let me give some examples. I will take it in heuristic approach.

Example sentences

Many of the people are obsessive about their appearance

In order to rank higher you need to optimize your blog for search engines

I am going to tell you how to weed out unnecessary words from blog posts

Some of you may have noticed that…

You are pretty close in winning the trophy

Remove unnecessary words Read each and every point that I have mentioned in this blog post

Some smart editing tips to weed out filler words

Avoid adding unnecessary words to sentences that already makes meaning.
Like the word "plan" already refers to the thing to do in the future, but what the heck is "future plan".
"Replica" means the exact same thing. Then what is "exact replica"?

Use adverbs ending with –ly instead of using several words.
Instead of using, "All of a sudden", use "suddenly"

Make use of search option (CTRL+F) on your word editor. Search for common filler words and reconsider them.
Common filler words: many of the, there, here, it, going to. Search and reconsider those.

Keep sentences short. A sentence with 15 to 20 words in it is digestible. Choose active over the passive one. It cuts down the sentence to its root.
In longer sentences, readers miss the linkage between sentence elements.

Hope you enjoyed this post and benefited from it. Do comment and share.

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7 thoughts on “Useless Words You Need to Remove from Your Cluttered Posts”

Akshay
Good post! I often have to weed out filler words in my writing. I'm getting better, though, as I continue to write more and more posts.
For your editing tips, I disagree with point 3 to add adverbs ending in -ly instead of using several words.
In writing, you should try to avoid using adverbs as it weakens your writing. It's better to use stronger verbs. For example
"He ran quickly," can be expressed as, "He sprinted," or "He raced."
Your other points, though, are spot on!
Thanks

Hey, Elna, I would like to thank you for the first comment on my blog. Using adverbs, certainly weakens the expression that the sentence is ought to intend.
For those who love writing less words in their sentences, using adverbs works great.
As you said, replacing intensifiers with strong adjectives works.

Hope you are doing well with your posts. I am having a time editing my earlier blog posts. I have become a filler words hunter!
Hope you enjoyed this post.
Thank you.

Great topic Akshay. I can see exactly where you're coming from. Another one I think we're using too often is, "to the next level". It's not a filler word but could be considered a filler phrase. Everytime I hear that phrase I can't help but wonder if they have any idea what that "level" looks like or if they're just repeating what they've heard a hundred times over from others that were at a loss for words.

Hey Brian, I would like to thank you for the first comment.
“to the next level”, it's definitely a filler phrase. Phrase like "take it up a notch", seems to be an effective alternative for the above phrase, right? You can also use words like progress or advance.

Anyways, glad you loved the point. I am sure that you got my exact point.

Very interesting post.I’m getting better thought, as I continue to write more and more posts.I am agree with you, all of us need to remove useless words from our cluttered posts. Hope you are doing well with your post .

About Akshay Hallur

Hi, I’m Akshay Hallur. The founder of this blog GoBloggingTips. I’m a professional full-time blogger, an internet marketer, and a trainer. I’m here to help bloggers like YOU to create an outstanding blog and earn money from it.